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immune
adj
- 1. Having a natural resistance to or protected by inoculation from (a particular disease).
- Example: She is immune to German measles
- Form: immune to something (especially)
- Example: I was immune from prosecution
- Form: immune from something (especially)
- Example: immune to criticism
- Form: immune to something (especially)
- Relating to or concerned with producing immunity.
noun
- The state of being exempt, free or protected from something.
- Thesaurus: exemption, favour, privilege, licence.
- Resistance to or protection from a disease. See also active immunity, passive immunity.
- Thesaurus: resistance, protection, immunization; Antonym: vulnerability, susceptibility.
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- A word sometimes confused with this one is impunity.
